Whitehurst Road

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Whitehurst Road is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Gilroy, CA. It climbs 3,056 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96061, -121.60137
Nearest town Gilroy, CA

Directions

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Whitehurst Road

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Elevation 437–1,537 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 36.96061, -121.60137

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Castro Valley Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Whitehurst Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Whitehurst Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 2.2 miBear left onto Castro Valley Road, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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